Report details ‘horrific abuses’ in Yemen
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(CNN) — Residents in parts of southern Yemen experienced a “human rights catastrophe” when an al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the country’s Abyan province for 14 months, according to Amnesty International. In a new report entitled “Conflict in Yemen: Abyan’s Darkest Hour”, the rights group catalogs “a raft of gross and deeply disturbing” punishments carried out by Ansar al-Sharia, including crucifixions, public executions, amputations and floggings. Read more: Al Qaeda figure comes back to life in Yemen “They committed horrific abuses,” said Cilina Nasser, of Amnesty International. “They set up courts, their own courts and claimed to apply Islamic law.” One man, accused of spying for the U.S., was killed and then had his remains crucified. A video obtained by the rights group shows the rotting body, which had been left out in the open for days — a warning to anyone who might consider doing the same.
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Ansar al-Sharia
Overall Sentiment: -0.0632457
Relevance: 0.450559
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Ansar al-Sharia used residential areas as its base, “recklessly exposing civilian residents to harm.” |
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- Number of Quotes: 1
- Aggregate Sentiment: -0.210947
- Mean: -0.210947
- Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Gregory Johnsen
Overall Sentiment: 0.0162682
Relevance: 0.369314
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“In 2011, the Yemeni military essentially split during the uprising that eventually overthrew the long serving president Ali Abdullah Saleh,” explained Yemen expert Gregory Johnsen. |
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“In 2011, the Yemeni military essentially split during the uprising that eventually overthrew the long serving president Ali Abdullah Saleh,” explained Yemen expert Gregory Johnsen. “They were fighting amongst themselves and what this did is it opened up a lot of space for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and their affiliate Ansar Al-Shaira to take over villages and towns in Southern Yemen, particularly in Abyan and in Shabwa.” |
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“They established their own police system, their own court system,” Johnsen said. … |
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“They established their own police system, their own court system,” Johnsen said. “They started to dig water wells, string electrical lines in villages that had never had these before, that had essentially been ignored by the Yemeni government for decades.” |
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“On one hand,” added Johnsen, … |
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- Number of Quotes: 5
- Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1779481
- Mean: -0.03558962
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Abyan
Overall Sentiment: 0.295461
Relevance: 0.293463
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“toxic mix of fighting and human rights abuses,” it states, “meant an estimated 250,000 people from the southern governorates, particularly Abyan, … |
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- Number of Quotes: 1
- Aggregate Sentiment: -0.149089
- Mean: -0.149089
- Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Cilina Nasser
Overall Sentiment: -0.162952
Relevance: 0.27474
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“They committed horrific abuses,” said Cilina Nasser, … |
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“They committed horrific abuses,” said Cilina Nasser, of Amnesty International. “They set up courts, their own courts and claimed to apply Islamic law.” |
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“When the situation evolved into an armed conflict between Ansar al-Sharia and the Yemeni government,” explained Nasser, … |
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“When the situation evolved into an armed conflict between Ansar al-Sharia and the Yemeni government,” explained Nasser, “both sides committed violations of international humanitarian law.” |
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- Number of Quotes: 4
- Aggregate Sentiment: -0.5383613
- Mean: -0.134590325
- Standard Deviation: 0
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Ansar Al-Shaira
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.241631
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Overall Sentiment: -0.289579
Relevance: 0.20772
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Mohammed Albasha
Overall Sentiment: 0.111425
Relevance: 0.20415
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“The Yemeni government will carefully examine the findings,” said Mohammed Albasha, … |
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“The Yemeni government will carefully examine the findings,” said Mohammed Albasha, the spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington. “Sanaa continues to welcome the international community’s support of the government’s efforts to promote and protect human rights.” |
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Albasha added that Yemen’s President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi had this past September “established a committee to investigate human rights violations” … |
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Albasha added that Yemen’s President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi had this past September “established a committee to investigate human rights violations” and that the country had “officially adopted the Paris Principles, which provide guidelines on the protection of children during armed conflict.” |
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- Number of Quotes: 4
- Aggregate Sentiment: 0.3392771
- Mean: 0.084819275
- Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689
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Huge
Overall Sentiment: -0.195122
Relevance: 0.200458
Mansour Hadi
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.186756
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Region: Southern Yemen
Overall Sentiment: -0.263485
Relevance: 0.896387
Country: Yemen
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.405873
Disambiguation: Location | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdictionReferences:
GeographicFeature: Arabian Peninsula
Overall Sentiment: 0.14095
Relevance: 0.317631
Organization: Yemeni government
Overall Sentiment: 0.157881
Relevance: 0.541075
Organization: Al-Qaeda
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.442675
Disambiguation: MembershipOrganizationReferences:
Organization: Amnesty International
Overall Sentiment: -0.0705758
Relevance: 0.440352
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Report details ‘horrific abuses’ in Yemen
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Residents in parts of southern Yemen experienced a “human rights catastrophe” when an al-Qaeda affiliate took control of the country’s Abyan province for 14 months, according to Amnesty International.
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